They keep your home and your animals: “home-sitting”, a good win-win plan?

• “Homesitting” is increasingly acclaimed in France, notably by retirees.
• The objective: to reduce the holiday budget, without depriving oneself.
• Faced with this increase in demand, specialized sites are increasing.

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Homesitting, namely housekeeping, is an increasingly popular holiday mode, especially by more flexible retirees on dates. Nevertheless, This is the case of Marie-Christine and her husband Michel who, for eight years, have been traveling in this way. In addition, “A hotel is not the same, a bed and breakfast, they keep your home your it’s not the same. Consequently, And afterwards. However, we discover, we meet people from everyone, from different countries, and it is incredibly rich”, says Marie-Christine in the report at the top of this article. In addition,

But beware, nothing to do with a classic seasonal rental. Meanwhile, It is an exchange of services. For example, Christine entrusted her house and animals for them for a week. Consequently, The owner thus spares the costs of the kennel during his vacation and the couple is housed for free. In return, he must maintain the house, the garden, the swimming pool, and above all, keep the dog. “Priority is first of all dogs and cats. Afterwards. of course that if we give them a well -maintained house, they must keep it well maintained”specifies the owner of the house.

“I never had an apprehension”

Christine has been using this service for six years. Since then, she has built up a pool of guards whom she requests according to her trips. “I have never had an apprehension, never, never. And then after. we have a whole panel of people and depending on the durations, we say that one, is it free?”, she adds. Faced with the rise in demand for “homesitting”. specialized sites are increasing to connect travelers and housekeepers in return for a subscription. One of the platforms cited in our report offers, for example, 30 euros per quarter, to owners and to the guards.

“Today, many French people cannot go on vacation because of the housing budget. It allows families to go back on vacation in beautiful places with animals”. explains Mathilde Ferrari, director of the Nomador site. On this site, each ad is verified.

The platform offers an indemnity of 50. 000 euros for a case of deterioration or a coverage of additional costs if the guards cancel at the last moment.